Jamie Hanssen

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Towson, Md.
High School:
Notre Dame Prep

General - Two-year starter is one of the ACC's top defenders ... One of Carolina's four co-captains this season (along with Katie Brooks, Amber Falcone and Meg Freshwater) ... Selected to tryout for the 2007-08 U.S. Women's Elite and Developmental teams ... Should assume more of a leadership role as a senior in 2008.

Junior (2007) - A key cog in a Tar Heel defense that ranked third in the nation in goals allowed average with 7.2 per game ... A member of the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse Team ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 21 games during the season ... Started 20 contests on the season, all but the game versus Oregon ... Second on the UNC team in caused turnovers with 19 ... Gathered a season-high four ground balls at Virginia Tech in the regular season ... Caused multiple turnovers in six games, including a season-high three in the season opener against two-time defending NCAA champion Northwestern ... Dean's List in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007.

Sophomore (2006) - One of eight Tar Heels to start all 19 games ... Among the steadier defenders in the ACC ... Tied for fourth on the UNC team with 32 ground balls ... Third on the squad with 19 caused turnovers ... Caused a season-high four turnovers in the win over Loyola ... Also had three CTs in the win at Virginia and two in four other games ... Gathered a season-high four ground balls against Penn State and vs. Virginia in the ACC Tournament ... Winner of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Capstone Award for best leadership project in the Rising Stars program ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for 2005-06 and the Dean's List for Fall 2005 ... Carolina's academic team captain for 2006-07.

Freshman (2005) - A reserve defensive midfielder ... Saw action in nine contests ... Collected single ground balls vs. Oregon and Vanderbilt ... Caused turnovers vs. Temple and New Hampshire ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean's List in the spring of 2005.

High School - Two-time All-America defender and All-Baltimore City/County first-team selection at Notre Dame Prep in Baltimore ... Also a two-time first-team all-metro choice ... Her team was the IAAM "A" champion in 2001 and 2003 ... Named an IAAM all-star in 2004 ... Team captain as a senior ... Mid-Atlantic Team 1 in both 2002 and `03 ... Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse, field hockey (midfielder) and basketball (point guard).

Personal - Jamie Lee Hanssen is the daughter of Marty Voelkel and Steve Hanssen .. Has three uncles (Peter, Brent and Timmy Voelkel) who all played lacrosse at Carolina and another uncle (Emmett) who played at Virginia ... Born on January 31, 1986, in Baltimore, Md. ... Majoring in exercise and sport science.

Jamie Hanssen's Career Statistics

Year	GP/GS	Sh	G	A	Pts	GB	CT	DC
2005	9/0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
2006	19/19	0	0	1	1	32	19	6
2007	21/20	0	0	0	0	20	19	9
Totals	49/39	0	0	1	1	54	40	16